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There are 11 ways to get from Sunderland to Athens by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Sunderland to Middlesbroughtrain train
    2. Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane MME - ATH
    11h 32m
    €178–587

  2. Fly from Newcastle

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane NCL - ATH
    9h 42m
    €93–193

  3. Train, bus via Bucharest

    1. Take the train from Newcastle to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus bus
    4. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain train Ic
    43h 22m
    €135–503

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Sunderland to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athenscar car
    34h 6m

  5. Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    2. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane EDI - ATH
    9h 26m
    €107–344

  6. Train to Manchester Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Newcastle to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane MAN - ATH
    11h 18m
    €101–427

  7. Train, train to Humberside Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Newcastle to Doncastertrain train
    2. Take the train from Doncaster to Barnetbytrain train
    3. Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane HUY - ATH
    13h 7m
    €213–673

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Sunderland Interchange to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus bus 172
    2. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus bus
    4. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou to Athens Karaiskaki Squarebus bus
    44h 36m
    €130–196

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Sunderland to King's Crosstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athensbus bus
    46h 36m

  10. Bus via Prague

    1. Take the bus from Sunderland Interchange to Leeds City Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bradford to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus bus
    2d 12h

  11. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Sunderland to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Athenscar car
    35h 13m
    €631–984

Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights

Calendar25Weekly Planes
Duration9h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket€148Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Sunderland, England and Athens, Greece?

Jet2.com, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sunderland Interchange to Athens Karaiskaki Square via Manchester, Coach Station, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, and Thessaloniki Monastiriou in around 44h 36m.

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